“ARE YOU PAYING ME?”

We once had a unit head in church who began to show signs of lack of commitment and divided attention. After reaching out on informal grounds and we noticed no change. I instructed that a memo be issued to know why the unit head was not available for a major conference and did not give any notice at all.  The […]

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“I AM NO LONGER A VIRGIN, WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL?”

Years ago, I still remember where we sat as I shared the gospel of Christ with her that evening. I admired her strength but I noticed her mood swings. I had a prompt to speak to her about Christ. I did but she had a question for me:   She called me my nickname back in the days and added, […]

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OUR NOISY BLENDER AND THE LESSON FROM OLIVE

Whenever we need to use the blender in the kitchen, it makes a good grinding sound. Anytime a young boy visits us, he would begin to cry at the sound of the blender. We started locking the doors or getting the boy far away first.  Olive also hates the noise. She would go to the kitchen and tell anyone using […]

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DEAR FATHER, WHAT ARE YOU RAISING- A WOUND OR A WONDER?

In our former church location, we had a drinking site right beside the church. Around 7:30 am (WAT) one morning, I got to the office and saw a young man with a bottle of alcohol. I noticed he came with a boy that was about two years old that I suspected to be his son. I got angry in my […]

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“LET US REMOVE IT, IT IS NOT USEFUL”

There was a rod that was on my car some years back. I think it was called ‘the stabilizing rod.’ There would be times I would be driving and would just hear the sound of clanging iron on the coal tar. The rod would give way without notice. I kept buying new ones.  One day, my mechanic in town told […]

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THE RIGHTEOUS MUST REFRAIN FROM GIVING EXCUSES FOR THEIR FLESH

As a teenager and the son of a Pastor, every Sunday evening was dedicated to evangelism. We would normally go from house to house. We went to different parts of town. One evening, the only adult with us was not heading back to church because her house was close by. I and another teenager had to return to church.  As we got […]

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IF IT IS NONSENSE, DON’T APPROVE OF IT

She posted a picture of a scantily cladded friend and wrote a tag underneath it- “Fire Everywhere”. I had to pick up my pastoral rod of care and correction when I saw it. It was firm talk.  As a believer, what is worse than appearing ungodly is approving what is ungodly. It has become a trend where Christians become promoters […]

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WHO (WHAT) DO YOU KNOW? 

A set of seniors in secondary school decided to punish my friends and I. Unfortunately for them, we ran into a teacher that liked us when we were coming back from their classroom. We narrated what happened and he sent for them.  He told them that we knew things that they did not know and they should never lay hands […]

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“UNCLE, CAN YOU EXCUSE ME? I WANT TO DRESS UP”

My little niece was 4 years old then. I was having a chat with her mum and elder sister when she stepped out of the bathroom. She had a towel around her little body.Once she stepped into the room and saw me (I had not even noticed her presence), she said with her four-year voice but with the confidence of […]

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THERE ARE TIMES YOU WON’T HAVE ANSWERS

My Pastor during my national youth service days used to be a lecturer of Anatomy at the university. He mentioned that there was a day he was teaching a class and one of the students asked a question that he could not answer at the moment.  He told the class, “I am sorry. I do not have the answer to […]

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